Tray attachment for type-writing machines.



I. E. MLMH.

TRAY ATTACHMENT FOB; 'ETRE WRTING MAGHINES.

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ASSIGNOR 'IG THE GREGG PUBLISHING A CORPORATIN OF LLINGIS.

TRAY ATTeQstnNr ron rrn-Wieirrne MACHINES.

, the operator. for the ty-pewriting machine,

v other small loperator.

aj rubber eraserpaper fasteners, pins and.

articles, and also a lead .pencilor pen holder, as may be, in such a vmanner that `they arev not liable 'to accidental displacement, and convenient of` accessv to'gthe l rThe prime 'object of my` invention' is an attachmentl fortypewriters, provided with an inclined tray supporting thelcommonly used disk eraser ina position whereby it may be grasped between the thumb and-'index finger of the operator and used Without changing the position of either of these members,'which eraser will, by gravity when inserted at a point forward of its normal resting position in the tray, automatically move to'. its resting position.

A. further object of my invention is to have such a tray so arranged 'as to provide a support forl a 'holder for a bar eraser, ad-

;jaeent the forward end thereof, within convenient reach of. the operator, and., if' desired, alsofor a penholder, or a.- reserve lead pencil, convenient of'accessto the operator. l'

`A.nothcr object lof my invention'is to have 'such an attachment further provided with a ,receptacle for paper fasteners, pins. and

other small 'in-iplements, unobstructed by a. circular -eraser forward thereof.

A ystill 4furtherobject of my yinvention is to provide suoli an attachment with means sustaining a lead pencil or' knife eraser against accidental detach1nent,--with in. the direct line of vision ofythe operator, and from which the said lead pencil or knife eraser is conveniently removable.

Y'lilith these ends in View, my invention finds 1@mbodimcn-t in certain features of novelty` in theconstruction, combination and Aarrangement of parts vhich the said ob- Specication of Letters retient. s' Application 'led Novemb'er 29, 1909.

. embodying from the tray without Serial 'No 530,34*;6.

jectsand certain other objects are herelnafter attained, all reference to the vaccompanying drawings, and more particularly `pointed out in the claims. v

In said drawings: top plan View -of a `my invention. Fig. 2 is a: central longitudinal section thereof; and, Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the-line 3---l of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the -arrows. l l

Similar characters of reference' indicati 'the seme parts in the several figures of the drawings.

4 indicates the bed plate of the' attachment provided With a triangular shaped side piece at one edge, and with a hook portion G, by means fof which the attachment maybe removably secured to and snpport'ed by the side bar 7 of a typewriter machine adjacent the keg; boar l The bed vplate has a straight. inclined portiony 8 provided with a narrow flange' extending the length of the inclined portion 8, for supporting fa disk eraser. 10, as hereinafter described.

downwardly grooved open' en( receptacle l1. vProjecting upward fromthe rear side of which receptacle isfan end plate l2 terminating in a ilane, with the highest portion of the side piece 5, bent from or otherwise -joined thereto; to the upper edge of which end plate 121s secured spring holders l 3fl'l, of such a constructionand distance .apart lto retain against accidental. detachment a lead pencil l-l, or pen holder, as may be.'

The tray formed by the inclined portion lof the b ed plate is -of a length substantially wider, than the greater, and somewhat diameter of the disk eraser, and itsv inclinationsuiiicient for the eraser, when placed toward the forward edge thereof, to-move by gravity toI con'taot passing. through the bottom of the tray ad- -jucent the paper fastener, etc.r,eceptacle ll.

Thenarrowness of the flange being ysuch that the operator may grasp the eraser ywith thethumb and index inger' aid remove itsuch flalhge interfer# ihg with any portion of the hand when doi ing so, and with the result that the eraser I may betalen hold of and held between the Patenten ser. e, issie..

. as fully described with'4 Figure. l represents al typewriter 'attachment with a stop pin l5 A Rear-ward -of the inclined ortion Sis a iii@ curing to the l spring plate said pin with a ,i for a, peu holder le, c;

pencil, by vremovably 'vided ata point near i?, iorming af clasp holding .such an article agair'ist `the bot-tore of. the -inclined.

piate 8. y

The spring plate i6 projects on substantially an arc of a circle from the angular bend 17 tol a vpoint approximately' immediately below the forward edge .of thev -cdplate fl, and has secured to it, by a rivet ith, a bent tongue 20, which, together withl the forward endof the spring plate 16 constitute a spring fork between which 'toscL cure and detachably hold a block eraser conveniently accessible to the operator vof the machine.

A tray: snchflas above ldescribed 'mayhave i' its receptacle compartments? formed from a single sheet of with the adjacent edges of 'the higher side and end flange rigidly secured' together either by solder, orl by laps, and is, therefore, very cheap loi construction,

which cheapnessgalso extends tqthose portions forming"l 'claspsfor lead'fpncils and pen holders', and* for bar eras/ers, --but of morefimportance isthe aht that it is adapt-A ed for holdiinfg; against' accidental detachment substantialiy ,every `implement necessary 'to be used ,in-connection with the operation ci` a typewriter, in sucha man-H ner that theirapidity with which they'are`v vcombination an inclinedV support open at 'itsI forward end, a stopI deyice at. the rear. a receptacle rearwardly thereof de-V pressed in a; plane below the rear end of used, owing to the accessibility substantially prpmotes typewriting work.-

Saving described my invention, what I claire and desire to secure byLetters. Pat- Qnl: c v

i.. An attachmenty for typewriters vcomprising in combination an'inclined support open at its greater length than the diameter of a' 'disk eraser, a narrow flange at the outer'edge of said support maintaining said eraser against lateral displacement, andVV providing accessibility thereto, and means removably securing said attachment to a side bar of a typewriting machine acent the'end of the of the eraser holder be, for a reserve- 'orward and elevatedend, a stop wall, substantially as described.

f pin at its lower end, said 'support having la key scribed. v .Y

2. A typewriter attachment comprising in,co mbination an inclined 'support for a .disk eraser, a shallow receptacle for pins,

etc.,.rearwardly thereof and 'Y paper fasteners, projecting in a plane below said support, and a narrow fiange at the outer edge of said' support promoting accessibility to the eraser, substantially as described 3. A'typeyvriter yattachment comprising 1n combination an mclinedsupportfor a disk eraserl having a'length substantially greater,

thanthediameter of said eraser, a stop at the lower end of said support, and a shallow receptacle adjacent said stop, which re ceptacle projects in a plane below said .supf

"port, substantially as described.

4;. Atypewriter attachment comprising in combination an' inclined support or a. disk eraser. open at its with a stop' pin adjacentl its lower end, a spring clasp for other implements secured beneaththe inclined support by said stop pin,` and means for removabl securing said attachment .to the side bar oy a 'typewritin machine adjacent the end of the key boar thereof, substantially as described.

5. A typewriter attachment comprising in combination an inclined support for a disk eraser, a spring clasp device secured to the under-side thereof, and a paper fastener and pin, etc.,receptacle adjacent the rear stantially as described. u

" 6. vA typewriter attachment comprising 1n In witness whereof, I vhafv'e hereunto set boardA thereof,I 'A' substantially `as de-` end 'of said supportfand clasp device, sub' upper end and provided my hand and aiiixed my seal, this QZday of llovemberA. lD. 1909.

n' ISAAC H. MAL-LIN. {n.s] I' Vitnessesz 'i F; E. Bnoisr,

JNO. G. ELLIOTT. 

